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List of guests at the enthronement of Naruhito

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The Emperor and Empress during the enthronement ceremony

The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako was attended by around 3,000 guests from Japan and abroad, who were present for a proclamation ceremony (Japanese: 即位礼正殿の儀, romanized: Sokui-Rei-Seiden-no-Gi) at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on 22 October 2019.

Representatives of 183 countries (out of 194 invited by the Japanese government) confirmed their attendance at the ceremony.[1][2] They included 14 monarchs, 51 presidents and eight prime ministers. Visiting foreign guests were hosted at the Hotel New Otani in Tokyo, and were also invited to attend bilateral meetings with the concurrent prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and a state banquet hosted by the new emperor.

Japan

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Imperial Family

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Other descendants of Emperor Shōwa
Other descendants of Emperor Taishō

Other Japanese dignitaries

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Other royalty

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Thirteen reigning monarchs, including the Kings of Cambodia (left), Lesotho (middle) and Spain (right), attended the enthronement ceremony.

International

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Heads of state and government

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left), Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (middle) and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (right) attended the enthronement ceremony.

Deputies to heads of state

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Governors-general

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The governors-general represent the head of state in the Commonwealth realms (countries in personal union with the British monarch).

Other

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Former state leaders

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Speakers of legislatures

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Diplomats

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  • Algeria Mohamed El Amine Bencherif, Ambassador of Algeria to Japan[2]
  • Belarus Ruslan Esin [ru], Ambassador of Belarus to Japan[2]
  • Bolivia Nardi Suxo, Ambassador of Bolivia to Austria[2]
  • Botswana Nkoloi Nkoloi, Ambassador of Botswana to Japan[2]
  • Taiwan Frank Hsieh, Representative of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Japan[64]
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Didier Ramazani Bin Kithima, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Japan[2]
  • Republic of the Congo Félix Ngoma, Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo to Japan[2]
  • East Timor Nuno Alvares Moniz Marquez Alves, Chargé d'affaires of East Timor to Japan[2]
  • Eritrea Estifanos Afeworki Haile, Ambassador of Eritrea to Japan[2]
  • Honduras Alejandro Palma Cerna, Ambassador of Honduras to Japan[2]
  • Iraq Khalil Al-Mousawi, Ambassador of Iraq to Japan[65]
  • Israel Yaffa Ben-Ari, Ambassador of Israel to Japan[11]
  • Lebanon Nidal Yehya, Ambassador of Lebanon to Japan[2]
  • Liberia Blamoh Nelson, Ambassador of Liberia to Japan[2]
  • Libya Ahmed Muftah Ruhuma Naili [ja], Chargé d'affaires of Libya to Japan[2]
  • Malawi Grenenger Msulira Banda, Ambassador of Malawi to Japan[2]
  • Mauritania El Hacen Mohamed Eleyatt, Ambassador of Mauritania to Japan[2]
  • Mauritius Miao Kwong Lee Hong Cheong, Ambassador of Mauritius to China[2]
  • Namibia Morven M. Luswenyo, Ambassador of Namibia to Japan[2]
  • Nigeria Mohammed Gana Yisa, Ambassador of Nigeria to Japan[2]
  • Rwanda Venetia Sebudandi, Ambassador of Rwanda to Japan[2]
  • Saint Lucia Edwin Laurent, Ambassador of Saint Lucia to the Republic of China (Taiwan)[64]
  • Sudan Yahya Abdelghalil Mahmoud Khalil, Ambassador-designate of Sudan to Japan[2]
  • Suriname Patty Chen [nl], Ambassador of Suriname to China[2]
  • Tunisia Mohamed Elloumi [Wikidata], Ambassador of Tunisia to Japan[2]
  • Uruguay César Ferrer, Ambassador of Uruguay to Japan[2]
  • Venezuela Seiko Ishikawa [ja], Ambassador of Venezuela to Japan[2]
  • Yemen Bashir Mohammed Ali Qasim, Ambassador of Yemen to Japan[2]

Other national representatives

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Other subnational representatives

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International organisations

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Absences

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Cook Islands is in free association with New Zealand, but is recognised by Japan as an independent state (see Foreign relations of the Cook Islands).

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